{"id":7219,"date":"2023-06-16T21:53:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T04:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7219"},"modified":"2023-06-16T21:56:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T04:56:21","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-407","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2023\/06\/16\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-407","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 407"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a>     On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is volume 407, which is the sum of the cubes of its digits: 4<sup>3<\/sup> + 0<sup>3<\/sup> + 7<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/is-religion-good-for-your-health-921814a7?page=1\" target=\"_blank\">Is Religion Good for Your Health<\/a>? (David DeSteno, Wall Street Journal): \u201cOngoing surveys like these, as well as more targeted studies, show a strong link between religion and better physical and mental health. Of course, this doesn\u2019t mean that religion should be prescribed as a medicine, either in addition to or in place of other established treatments. The choice to be spiritually active is a personal one, and religion is only one of many factors that affect health. Nonetheless, it\u2019s time for health sciences to take religion seriously and consider what it offers the body and&nbsp;mind.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The author is a psych prof at Northeastern. In this essay he alludes to Tyler VanderWeele\u2019s research which I have spotlighted on many occasions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=4_ijfh6JXY0&amp;feature=share8\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Dawkins\u2019 Ex-Right-Hand Man Comes to Christ!<\/a> (Living Waters, YouTube): fifty-five minutes long (nearly an hour!). Recommended by a student. The testimony itself kicks in at 37 minutes in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/06\/08\/opinion\/affirmative-action-harvard-supreme-court-asian.html?unlocked_article_code=j_SUZJB1quNw82tdl5vfCLdBUmjjVtJoysKTSLrjmQ_yDdGxD5P_YOiNr1poVUFI0RuaskIjF1AO-gv9gDbv9VZo6uPIqu4u7F5-sTf81ePuVEtk3U77Zq16qXW4svNCM8PtmttCaxglVrgkqLxFrGcVuZ5T8v5rQfQxi7J1J1SH9nU1xF4nxX0kchUwwRndOCmuskJzuNzHnm3E8rf19_W1nX3zSFdgkVbacIALEzzpXaa2hRL6w6Tk4uauMaczOeWJ_M-gh9yACSM8ADYYeSDaS-IOFV4N2img497xJ5kSDQq8RU8lRKTPO_d0mK8BrIlnzwMJSppFgdsXdcoTzg_ZvipP1iggzQp63jJ_PMmlJs6bXgPC4w&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\">Trump\u2019s Justices Didn\u2019t Doom Affirmative Action. Demography Did.<\/a> (Christopher Caldwell, New York Times): \u201cThe arrival of large numbers of immigrants over the past half-century has upset the logic of affirmative action in several ways. For one thing, white Americans no longer dominate the educational system. (They make up only 22 percent of the Stanford class of 2026, for instance.) Early on, affirmative action was also extended to Latinos, whose numbers continue to grow. In addition, African and Caribbean immigrants and their children now account for more than 40 percent of the Black enrollment in the Ivy League, which risks crowding out the people that affirmative action was originally intended to&nbsp;help.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paywall is unlocked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.graphsaboutreligion.com\/p\/should-women-preach-huge-majorities\" target=\"_blank\">Should Women Preach? Huge Majorities of Evangelical Think They Should<\/a> (Ryan Burge, Substack): \u201cI don\u2019t know how many ways I can show this: the support for women preaching on Sunday morning from behind the pulpit is strong among evangelicals. <strong>Even among those who say that the Bible is literally true and attend church every week, 74% are in favor of women preaching.<\/strong>\u201d\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emphasis in original.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2023\/06\/university-statements-political-issues-abortion-princeton\/674390\/\" target=\"_blank\">Universities Shouldn\u2019t Be Ideological Churches<\/a> (Robert P. George, The Atlantic): \u201cIf academic units are permitted to make statements on political issues, then the following will be the case: When considering a job or tenure candidate, voting faculty members will anticipate that he or she, if appointed, will vote on future political statements. So they will perfectly reasonably want to know, and will take into account, the candidate\u2019s ideological leanings and political views and affiliations in deciding whether to support or oppose the appointment.\u2026 After all, voting on political statements\u2014if departments were to be authorized to do so and chose to act on that authorization\u2014would be one of the things a faculty member is, as a practical matter, hired to&nbsp;do.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Robbie George is a&nbsp;gem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I would post more content from The Atlantic but I don\u2019t have a subscription and their paywall is pretty limiting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/web-exclusives\/2023\/06\/how-assisted-suicide-destroys-the-loved-ones-left-behind\" target=\"_blank\">How Assisted Suicide Destroys the Loved Ones Left Behind<\/a> (Jonathon Van Maren, First Things): \u201cThe simple, central argument of the suicide activists is that the right to bodily autonomy includes the right to suicide, and that legalization is necessary in order to reduce suffering in society. The reality we see unfolding tells a very different story. Far from reducing suffering, assisted suicide has become the catalyst for spreading it. In many if not most cases, a death by lethal injection transfers temporal suffering to heartbroken loved ones who struggle to process what has taken&nbsp;place.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.experimental-history.com\/p\/the-illusion-of-moral-decline\" target=\"_blank\">The illusion of moral decline<\/a> (Adam Mastroianni, Substack): \u201c\u2026two well-known psychological phenomena can combine to produce an illusion of moral decline.\u2026 Biased exposure means that things always look outrageous: murder and arson and fraud, oh my! Biased memory means the outrages of yesterday don\u2019t seem so outrageous today. When things always look bad today but brighter yesterday, congratulations pal, you got yourself an illusion of moral decline. We call this mechanism BEAM (Biased Exposure and Memory), and it fits with some of our more surprising results.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/dance-2\" target=\"_blank\">Dance<\/a> (SMBC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/jael-lists-her-camping-gear-as-gently-used\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jael Lists Her Camping Gear As \u2018Gently Used\u2019<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2023\/06\/11\" target=\"_blank\">Be Yourself<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine): not funny, just&nbsp;facts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/reductress.com\/post\/all-are-welcome-here-says-sign-in-neighborhood-where-average-home-costs-2-million\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018All Are Welcome Here,\u2019 Says Sign in Neighborhood Where Average Home Costs $2 Million<\/a> (Reductress)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2023\/06\/12\" target=\"_blank\">Failure<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefarside.com\/2023\/06\/12\/2\" target=\"_blank\">Transformation<\/a> (The Far&nbsp;Side)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2023\/06\/14\" target=\"_blank\">Free Books<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/narrative\" target=\"_blank\">Narrative<\/a> (SMBC) \u2014 human nature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rainmaker1973\/status\/1669365724232515586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to crack eggs perfectly<\/a> (Twitter)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting A While&nbsp;Ago<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week I\u2019ll highlight an older link still worth your consideration. This week we have <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/influencemagazine.com\/en\/Practice\/What-Christian-Citizens-Owe-Government-Leaders\" target=\"_blank\">What Christian Citizens Owe Government Leaders<\/a> (George P. Wood, Influence Magazine): \u201cIn this new year, with a new presidential administration, let us renew our commitment to praying for our government officials, to sharing the gospel with them, to obeying the law and respecting the lawgivers, and to holding them accountable while giving them our good example! These are the basic duties of Christian citizenship.\u201d This is an excellent summary. Disclaimer: the author is an acquaintance of mine. From <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2021\/01\/22\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-285\" target=\"_blank\">volume 285<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a partisan organization. To paraphrase another minister: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agenda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agenda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agenda. Having said that, I read widely (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ideological Turing test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fairly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI disagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI understand\u201d) and may at times share articles that have a strong partisan bias simply because I find the article stimulating. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with everything an author says in an article I mention, much less things the author has said in other articles (although if I strongly disagree with something in the article I\u2019ll usually mention it). And to the extent you can discern my opinions, please understand that they are my own and not necessarily those of Chi Alpha or any other organization I may be perceived to represent.\n\nAlso, remember that I\u2019m not reporting news \u2014 I\u2019m giving you a selection of things I found interesting. There\u2019s a lot happening in the world that\u2019s not making an appearance here because I haven\u2019t found stimulating articles written about it.\n\nIf this was forwarded to you and you want to receive future emails, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/theglendavis.substack.com\/\">here<\/a>. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links\">view the archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way. This is volume 407, which is the sum of the cubes of its digits: 43 + 03 + 73 \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2023\/06\/16\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-407\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 407\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Links to inform and delight. 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